Far from the madding crowd /
Thomas Hardy ; retold by Jennifer Bassett.
- New edition.
- v, 56 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm + 1 audio disc (12 cm).
- Penguin readers. Level 4 .
- Penguin readers. Level 4. .
Accompanied by: 1 audio disc (audiocassette)
An offer of marriage -- A fire in the farmyard -- A joke for Valentine's Day -- "I want you as my wife" -- Bathsheba's terms -- The long bright sword -- The jealous lover -- Covering the corn -- The death of Fanny Robin -- Boldwood still has hope -- The Sergeant's return -- Arm-in-arm.
Bathsheba Everdene is a beautiful young woman. Three men say they love her but she marries the wrong one. This tragic story takes place in the beautiful countryside of the south of England -- p. 4 of cover.